Adrian Dunbar
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Mean-spiritedness and the inability to set and respect boundaries.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗
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Disrespect. My dad was a toolmaker and worked in a factory all his life, and he felt looked down on, and it really affected him. And so all my life I’ve loathed disrespect and valued respect.
Three versions of the same trait: deceit, hypocrisy, and manipulativeness.
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View profile →At the SAG awards in 2016. I remember going into that night saying to myself, “I might not be here again; let me be fully in the moment.” The cast of Orange Is the New Black won the acting-ensemble award for the second year in a row, and I was there with a man I truly loved. That night was everything I had always dreamed about.
Thinking that I am less-than. That thinking is cunning, baffling, and insidious, and I must guard against it every hour of every day.
Cuddling in bed on a Sunday morning with the man I love. Also, applause and standing ovations.
Being homeless.
Thinking that I am not enough or not beautiful the way I am. That thinking is super-dangerous.
Leontyne Price gives me life. She broke racial barriers with inimitable poise, grace, and excellence, as well as unbelievable focus and vision.
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